Penny Muncher

Adam had an interesting rite of passage tonight (sadly, it wasn't giving up his binky). He swallowed a penny. He was sitting on the couch next to me, playing while I checked my email. Both of us were enjoying a relaxing Saturday evening when he told me, "mommy I choked." I didn't even notice he had choked but instantly knew the penny was the culprit. I knew he was playing with one, but of course I never dreamed it would end up in his mouth. "Spit that penny out of your mouth!" I told him. "It went in my belly" he said. Ahhhh!!! Trevor walked in the door just as I was saying, "The penny went to your belly???" We looked up online what our next step should be. It said as long as he wasn't having any difficulty breathing the penny should pass on it's own in the next 24 hours. It's such a helpless feeling waiting for this foreign object to make its way through my 2 year old's body. I've never been so anxious for him to poop!!!

Library Trips

For the past few summers, we have been participating in the library's summer reading program. This year, Adam has wanted to bring books home just like his older brothers. I tell him to go pick out some books and he brings a few back. Well, I didn't realize what book he chose to bring home until it made the trip. 

It is called "On The Day His Daddy Left" and it is a book about divorce. Hahaha! I won't be reading that to him for his bedtime story! Poor kid would have nightmares. I told Trevor that now if we ever do get divorced, I will have a resource for our kids. Hahaha!

A New Superhero in the House

I usually leave the toy closet locked since the boys like to take EVERYTHING out at once and dump it all over the floor. Since it is summertime, I have been a little more lax about the door being unlocked. The fact that the entire contents of the closet still end up on the basement floor has not changed, but Adam has had the opportunity to discover something wonderful in the closet.

 

COSTUMES! He was coming to me every few minutes with a new costume to help him put on.

After about 4 costume changes, this turned out to be his desired outfit. A Wolverine mask, a Batman cape, a Ninja shirt and Pirate pants. He wore this exact costume for 2 days, even out to the grocery store. Jacob was so concerned that people would be laughing at Adam. I reminded him that he used to wear plenty of costumes in his day.

Here are only a few shots of proof:

Jacob in 2007. Same Pirate pants.

 

Apologies

Sorry to whoever's job it is to clean this window at Bath & Body Works. 

It was just too irresistible!

At least he was good while we were shopping!

Pedicures

I didn't have the heart to explain to him that (most) boys don't get pedicures or that his daddy would not enjoy seeing these pictures! At least I was firm when he asked me to paint his toe nails. I learned that lesson long ago when I compromised with Jacob by painting them clear, so no one would notice. Apparently that is not ok either!

Mother's Day

My boys spoiled me with gifts this Mother's Day. The best part was watching how excited they were to present them to me!

Hunter made this plate in class. He informed me that I was not allowed to put food on it, it was just for decoration.

He also made me this sweet Mother's Day card. I was a little suspicious about the drawing cause it looked like he had some help. He told me that Mrs. Knoles helped him.

Hunter is really good at melting my heart. His teacher told me she thought his card was SO sweet and she was going to copy it before he took it home to me, but she didn't have a chance to. I sent her this picture so Hunter can continue to melt her heart.

Back of the card

Jacob came home from scouts with this present for me. It is a recipe holder with this handwritten recipe:

 

Mother's Love

Dash of fun

Pinch of humor

5 cups of love

2 listening ears

dash of unselfishness

Mix well. Bake in trial for many years

 

Then a few days later, Jacob brought me a Mother's Day present home from school.

His 2nd grade class made a cookbook. He put it into place on the recipe holder he made me.

Here is his recipe. I made roasted potatoes one night and used rosemary from our plant in the back yard. Jacob was so shocked that I used the plant in our meal and that it tasted good. He asked me one night after I made them if I could tell him the recipe. He was secretly doing it to put it in the cookbook. So cute!

 

Trevor surprised me with flowers and a card and made me some yummy breakfast. Then I got to take a nap before church, which is one of my favorite activities and probably the best Mother's Day present of all!  We usually go to my mom & dad's for Mother's Day dinner but they decided to take this year off and go to Disneyland. I did miss a yummy home-cooked meal that night as I ate my frozen pizza at home for dinner. But I was glad my mom was able to relax and not stressing out preparing a family dinner for everyone.

Trevor and I are so blessed to have been raised by righteous and loving mothers. We are so grateful for all the sacrifices made on our behalf. Being a mother myself, it is easier to understand a little of what our mothers had to endure. They made it look SO easy! I still don't know how my mom could've raised 13 kids and Trevor's mom 6. That is a testament in itself. It takes a great woman to be able to handle all those kids!

Happy Mother's Day to our mothers!

We love you and hope you are having a nice, relaxing day celebrating your awesomeness!

A Death in the Family (the good kind)

Sometimes the death of an appliance can be a good thing. If that appliance is about 26 years old, it is a really good thing. Our 26 year old microwave FINALLY kicked the bucket. Trevor woke up one morning to find it aglow and rotating. Luckily it wasn't generating any heat. I was THRILLED when Trevor told me we needed to replace it!

Here is Trevor on his 12th birthday with his mom and the microwave.

 

 

This is the gaping hole I we had to stare at for 2 weeks while we waited for our new microwave to be delivered. I went to use the microwave more than once before realizing it was gone. It was a rough 2 weeks reheating all our food on the stove or in the toaster oven (which took FOREVER).

Here is the beautiful new member of our family! We had a fleeting thought of replacing all the appliances so they would match, but of course, Trevor's penny-pinching voice of reason took over and we just went with the microwave.